Cereal production by country
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.
Countries reporting
181
Highest
651.36 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Saint Lucia
Median
1.93 million tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,584
What the numbers show
Cereal production is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 651.36 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Saint Lucia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.93 million tonnes, and the mean is 17.30 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 6,237.4%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 100.0%).
Cereal production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 651.36 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 454.99 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 3 | India | 391.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 138.98 million tonnes | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 120.40 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 85.73 million tonnes | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 68.28 million tonnes | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 66.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 63.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 55.93 million tonnes | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 55.65 million tonnes | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 12 | France | 53.55 million tonnes | 2024 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 52.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 47.85 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkey | 39.02 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 38.98 million tonnes | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 38.64 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 34.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 32.64 million tonnes | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 31.76 million tonnes | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 30.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 22 | Nigeria | 28.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 27.23 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 24.57 million tonnes | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 25 | Iran | 24.51 million tonnes | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 24.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 20.86 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 19.44 million tonnes | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 17.86 million tonnes | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 30 | Cambodia | 15.58 million tonnes | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Tanzania | 15.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 15.31 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 14.14 million tonnes | 2024 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 12.69 million tonnes | 2024 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 35 | Nepal | 11.53 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 36 | Japan | 11.40 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 37 | Mali | 10.44 million tonnes | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 10.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 8.72 million tonnes | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 8.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 41 | Belarus | 7.73 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 42 | Czechia | 7.52 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 7.50 million tonnes | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 44 | Sudan | 6.73 million tonnes | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 45 | Iraq | 6.45 million tonnes | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 6.22 million tonnes | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 47 | Ghana | 6.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Niger | 5.97 million tonnes | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 5.92 million tonnes | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Paraguay | 5.81 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 5.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 52 | Uganda | 5.67 million tonnes | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Guinea | 5.39 million tonnes | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Madagascar | 5.24 million tonnes | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 5.21 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Sweden | 5.15 million tonnes | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 57 | South Korea | 4.98 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 58 | Kenya | 4.98 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 4.93 million tonnes | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 60 | North Korea | 4.89 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 61 | Austria | 4.88 million tonnes | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 62 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.39 million tonnes | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Colombia | 4.34 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 64 | Syria | 4.33 million tonnes | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 65 | Laos | 4.27 million tonnes | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.17 million tonnes | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Algeria | 4.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 68 | Uruguay | 4.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Senegal | 3.91 million tonnes | 2024 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Cameroon | 3.85 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia | 3.74 million tonnes | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovakia | 3.69 million tonnes | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 73 | Angola | 3.50 million tonnes | 2024 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Venezuela | 3.49 million tonnes | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 3.31 million tonnes | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 76 | Croatia | 3.29 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 3.28 million tonnes | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 3.28 million tonnes | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 3.21 million tonnes | 2024 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 80 | Latvia | 3.15 million tonnes | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 81 | Benin | 2.91 million tonnes | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Greece | 2.87 million tonnes | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 2.79 million tonnes | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Chad | 2.71 million tonnes | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Mozambique | 2.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Chile | 2.56 million tonnes | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 2.33 million tonnes | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.13 million tonnes | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 89 | Moldova | 2.13 million tonnes | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 90 | Malaysia | 2.10 million tonnes | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 91 | Belgium | 1.93 million tonnes | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 93 | Taiwan | 1.87 million tonnes | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 94 | Zambia | 1.76 million tonnes | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 1.55 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 96 | Togo | 1.53 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 1.50 million tonnes | 2024 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 1.50 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 1.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 1.34 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 101 | Estonia | 1.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 103 | South Sudan | 1.20 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 104 | Norway | 1.18 million tonnes | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 1.17 million tonnes | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Guyana | 1.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 107 | New Zealand | 1.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 1.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 109 | Netherlands | 1.04 million tonnes | 2024 | down 38.6% | flat |
| 110 | Portugal | 1.02 million tonnes | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 111 | Rwanda | 975,199 tonnes | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 895,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 881,420 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 114 | Burundi | 789,542 tonnes | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Honduras | 770,044 tonnes | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 116 | Slovenia | 672,960 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 117 | Albania | 649,919 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 118 | Switzerland | 628,070 tonnes | 2024 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 119 | Mauritania | 570,227 tonnes | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 532,134 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 121 | Panama | 461,850 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 122 | Mongolia | 443,153 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Yemen | 421,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 124 | Georgia | 418,577 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 323,557 tonnes | 2024 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 126 | Haiti | 323,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 127 | Liberia | 322,400 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 128 | Cuba | 307,959 tonnes | 2024 | down 69.7% | rising |
| 129 | Eritrea | 305,210 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 282,868 tonnes | 2024 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 131 | Oman | 241,658 tonnes | 2024 | up 494.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Suriname | 226,034 tonnes | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 133 | Armenia | 215,133 tonnes | 2024 | down 62.6% | rising |
| 134 | Israel | 175,077 tonnes | 2024 | down 53.0% | flat |
| 135 | Libya | 164,800 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 136 | Belize | 145,751 tonnes | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 138 | East Timor | 132,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Somalia | 128,063 tonnes | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 140 | Gambia | 124,841 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Lebanon | 119,830 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 142 | Jordan | 84,012 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 77,722 tonnes | 2024 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 144 | Bhutan | 73,368 tonnes | 2024 | down 56.9% | rising |
| 145 | Costa Rica | 72,256 tonnes | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 146 | Lesotho | 67,527 tonnes | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 147 | Namibia | 61,229 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 148 | Botswana | 54,554 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Gabon | 47,737 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Palestine | 46,265 tonnes | 2022 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 151 | Kuwait | 35,266 tonnes | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Congo | 30,221 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 153 | Cyprus | 28,890 tonnes | 2024 | up 292.4% | volatile |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 20,216 tonnes | 2024 | up 683.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Comoros | 20,110 tonnes | 2024 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 18,808 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Reunion | 15,185 tonnes | 2006 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 158 | French Guiana | 15,163 tonnes | 2006 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Fiji | 11,042 tonnes | 2024 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 160 | New Caledonia | 7,355 tonnes | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 6,907 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 162 | Iceland | 4,986 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 163 | Puerto Rico | 3,731 tonnes | 2024 | up 6,237.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Brunei | 3,612 tonnes | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 2,756 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Jamaica | 2,381 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Qatar | 1,769 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Mauritius | 1,289 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 985.44 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 796.13 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 784.4 tonnes | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahamas | 604.91 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 427 tonnes | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Micronesia (country) | 289.81 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 175 | Maldives | 204.87 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Dominica | 194.19 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 177 | Grenada | 177.21 tonnes | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.37 tonnes | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 180 | Djibouti | 17.41 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 181 | Cape Verde | 5 tonnes | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Barbados | 1.1 tonnes | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Hong Kong | 0 tonnes | 1996 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 1980 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 155.96 million tonnes
About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.